Avery suddenly woke up.
She was woken up by Elliot.
Elliot had suddenly let out a sound that was halfway between an angry bellow and a desperate sob.
She heard it even clearer when she woke up.
"Elliot… Did you have a nightmare?" Avery sat up and raised her hand to switch on the lights in the room.
All she saw was Elliot, covered in sweat, and with a frightful expression on his face.
"Elliot!" Avery's voice grew even louder as she tried to wake him from his nightmare. "Elliot, wake up!"
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